The sensible thing to do was to toss the kicking tee to Fin, and that’s what they did, with no consultation, we learnt ...

However, despite Smith's creativity in attack and accuracy from the kicking tee, England are still on their worst run since 2018 after five straight defeats.

England start their Women's Six Nations title defence with a comfortable win over Italy at LNER Community Stadium in ... Given England's struggles from the kicking tee in the last Six Nations, ...

England will benefit more from another game together than making any other changes, although Marcus Smith cannot afford another poor place-kicking display. New Zealand will undoubtedly improve at ...

England flyhalf Marcus Smith had set up tries for wingers Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Tommy Freeman with crosskicks and added seven points from the kicking tee to take his team close to a first ...

Steve Borthwick has backed Marcus Smith to rebound from a difficult day from the tee against France after revealing that the England full-back will retain kicking duties for the Six Nations clash ...

LILLE, France - Samoa flyhalf Lima Sopoaga never did get back the kicking tee he lost in Bordeaux last month but he will face England on Saturday with a bit of restored confidence after being sent ...

Marcus Smith is using a breathing technique to enhance his goalkicking in response to the yips that struck in the first Test against New Zealand in July.

England's Marcus Smith has revealed how an army breathing technique has enhanced his goal-kicking and taken away his "anger" after costly errors during the defeat to New Zealand in Dunedin in July.

New Zealand won on home soil Credit: Getty. Fly-half Marcus Smith endured a poor day off the kicking tee but his running skills were at the heart of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso's 47th-minute try that ...